Steelite Rio Blue Saucers 165mm (Pack of 36)

The Steelite Rio Blue saucer is a 165mm earthenware-style saucer finished in alumina vitrified ceramic with a hand-applied colour wash that gives each piece a subtly individual, informal character. The blue glaze is designed to sit comfortably in bistro, café, and casual dining settings where operators want something with more personality than plain white without committing to a heavily themed look.

In day-to-day service, the alumina vitrified ceramic construction offers the kind of durability that holds up well in a busy café or restaurant environment. The material is resistant to thermal shock, which matters when crockery moves between hot dishwashers and cold surfaces repeatedly across a service period. Steelite's lifetime edge chip warranty reflects the expectation that these pieces will take regular commercial handling.

Practically, the Rio range lends itself to mixing and matching across colour variants, which gives front-of-house teams some flexibility when building a look or replacing pieces over time. Key operational points worth noting:

• Hand-applied colour wash gives each piece slight natural variation — consistent with the range's informal aesthetic
• Alumina vitrified ceramic body resists chipping better than standard earthenware
• Thermal shock resistance supports high-temperature dishwasher cycles
• Lifetime edge chip warranty provides longer-term stock confidence
• Colour can be mixed with other Rio shades across a table setting

These saucers are well suited to cafés, independent restaurants, hotel lounges, and casual dining operations that want a relaxed, colourful table setting. They are less likely to be the right choice for formal fine dining environments where plain white or neutral tones are the convention. The pack size of 36 suits most mid-sized operations ordering in volume.

If you are building out a full table setting or want to discuss how Rio fits alongside your existing crockery, the team is happy to help you work through the options.